DBasia.news – Liverpool successfully bulldozed Arsenal four goals without reply at Anfield. This is the answer to the defeat of West Ham United two weeks ago.
Entertaining Arsenal in the 12th week of the Premier League, Sunday (11/21/2021), Liverpool are required to win as there is a distance of seven points separating Chelsea at the top of the Premier League standings.
Chelsea have just widened the gap after a 3-0 win over Leicester City. At the same time West Ham United failed to win and Manchester City just played on Sunday night.
Therefore, Liverpool tried charge forward from the early minutes to press Arsenal. However, the hosts struggled to penetrate Arsenal’s defense before the deadlock was broken in the 39th minute through Sadio Mane’s header.
In the second half, the game was more open and Liverpool were facilitated as they were able to score three additional goals to win the match with a score of 4-0. The goals were scored by Diogo Jota, Mohamed Salah and Takumi Minamino.
The win Liverpool so desperately needed after a 2-3 defeat to West Ham two weeks ago. The result halted the club’s 25-game unbeaten streak since last April.
The results that had made them scattered to fourth position and made them be in the spotlight. Not to mention, Liverpool faced this match with many players entering the treatment room.
“A team of our quality shouldn’t lose. Every defeat feels bad to see this competition run. We got up in the best way we could. Excellent performance,” said Liverpool defender, Trent Alexander-Arnold as quoted by BBC Sport.
“This is what we needed, nothing less, nothing more. They were solid from the start and difficult to break down, but we scored those goals and sealed the game. It’s nice to keep a clean sheet too.”
“We were aggressive in the first half but couldn’t make the most of it. We pressed in the first 15-20 minutes of the second half like we always do. We dominated them, we were all over the pitch. The performance in the second half was incredible.”
This victory led Liverpool to second place in the Premier League standings with 25 points, four points behind Chelsea at the top.